Tuesday, April 20th
Warm up: page 432 #32-35
Review/Intro Pythagorean Theorem: write all correct equations for given triangle
Assign: p437-8 #1-20
Converse of Pythagoren Theorem: what type of triangle (if a triangle exists)?
pg. 444 ##7-22
Monday, April 19th
9.1 Right Triangles
Using 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 theorems to solve right triangles
review: geometric mean
HW: p430 ##1-27, omit #24
Friday, April 16th
8.4-8.6 assessment
Thursday, April 15th
Complete Koch Snowflake
Extension: create fractal of your choice
Wednesday, April 12th
check in homework
go over 8.6 HW
Q and A for Assessment Friday
Tuesday, April 13th
go over and check in homework
in class problems # 13 - 15 (see file attached)
HW: p421 #37-39, p 423 #15-16
Monday, April 12th
8.6 Proportions in Similar Triangles
p409 #1-26, 32 -35
Monday - Friday, April 5-9th NCEA: No school, teachers at convention center
Friday, April 2nd: No School, Good Friday
Thursday, April 1st
Exploring the Mobius Strip
Using an 8 1/2 sheet of paper find a way to "climb" through it
Wednesday, March 31st
Q and A on homework with special emphasis on #28 (pg 405)
page 421 # 31-36
Tuesday, March 30th
8.5 Proving that Triangles are Similar
pg 403 #3, 5-15, 18, 19, 22-29
Monday, March 29th
8.4 Similar Triangles
P397-9 #1-16, 20-23
Friday, March 26th
8.1 -8.3 assessment
Wednesday, March 24th
class scale project: students post their scaled pieces alongside their classmates
Q and A of sections 8.1 -8.3
Tuesday, March 23rd
class discussion: scale factor; examples of models scaled up and scaled down
class scale project
Monday, March 22
Midchapter self Test p393 #1-20
pg 384 #25-28
pg 391-2 #31-41
March 15th - 19th
Spring Break
Monday, March 8th - Friday, March 12th
Ch 7 presentations: Due Date Wed March 10th
8.1 pg 376 #1-42, 47, 48
8.2 pg 383 #1-22
8.3 pg 390 #1-20
Friday, March 5th
Construct Koch Snowflake
Thursday, March 4th
Telephone Pole Problem: given 2 house on the same side of road, find the best location of the telephone pole to service both houses and minimize telephone wire (note: the houses do not have to be equidistant from the road)
last questions regarding projects: due Wednesday, March 8th
Wednesday, March 3rd
Ch 7 questions
Sketch tour of fractals--notice transformations and "iterations"
Students will construct their own on Friday
Tuesday, March 2nd
finish up dynamic sketches and share findings with class
sketches due Friday, email to dfagan@totinograce.org
Monday, March 1st
Part II: Bookwork
Q and A and class input to help answer difficult questions from part II
Monday-Friday February 22-26
Work on Chapter 7 Project (parts I, II and III)
Thursday, February 18th
finish partner proof sheets
intro to Ch 7
sign registration forms
Wednesday, February 17th: Late start
share dynamic sketches and answer questions
discuss registration for next year
Tuesday, February 16th
GSP sketches: creating dynamic parallelograms and trapezoids
Monday, February 15th: NO SCHOOL
Friday, February 12th
Special Parallelograms proof quiz
Thursday, February
Partner proof work: 3.5-3.6 worksheet
Wednesday, February 10th
Parallelogram and Trapezoid quiz
Friday, February 5th
check in trapezoid homework
GSP: continue to construct dynamic parallelograms
Thursday, February 4th
Intro to trapezoids
Wednesday, February 3rd
constructing parallelograms on GSP that pass the drag test! Can you do it?
Tuesday, February 2nd
taking a closer look at how we can use definitions and properties of special parallelograms to solve
correct Characteristics of parallelograms Chart
Does it pass the drag test?
Monday, February 1
Special Polygons: looking at a rectangle, rhombus and square
Characteristics chart
HW: p296-7 #1-27, 32-40
Friday, January 29th
6.1-6.4 quiz
Thursday, January 28th
Went over hw problems to review for quiz
stained glass window problems: p277 #31-32
Finding parallelogram angles: p284 #23-24
integrated review: p292 #39-42
Wednesday, January 27th Late Start Day
proving that quadrilaterals are parallelograms (handout)
Went over proofs p286 #19-20
Monday, January 25th
Ways to prove parallelograms (5 ways, used quadrant sheets)
reviewed polygon charts, QUIZ tomorrow
Homework: p290 #1-26
Friday, January 22nd
Finalize class definition of polygon and test it out!
Check in polygon charts and discuss patterns found vertically and horizontally
add to column titles formulas in terms of n
Q/A on homework for the week
Homework: page 286 #1-20
Thursday, January 21st
6.3 Properties of Parallelograms
Take notes p280-282
HW: page 283 #1-24
Wednesday, January 20th
Class: create polygon charts
Homework:
Take notes on 6.2 pages 273-275
Bookwork: page 276-7 #1-32
Tuesday, January 19th
Intro to Chapter 6: Polygons
Class:
1)students were given a figure and shared their descriptions of it with the class
2)students wrote a definition, description and/or drew a picture that reflected their understanding of a polygon (this was turned in)
3) students classified their figure by placing in the category on the board that they believed fit
Homework:
Research: Ticket into class tomorrow
1) find a definition of polygon
2) cite your source
3) determine whether it is a good definition or not (given reasons to support your ideas)
Take notes on 6.1 pages 267-269
Bookwork: p270 #1-42
Warm up: page 432 #32-35
Review/Intro Pythagorean Theorem: write all correct equations for given triangle
Assign: p437-8 #1-20
Converse of Pythagoren Theorem: what type of triangle (if a triangle exists)?
pg. 444 ##7-22
Monday, April 19th
9.1 Right Triangles
Using 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 theorems to solve right triangles
review: geometric mean
HW: p430 ##1-27, omit #24
Friday, April 16th
8.4-8.6 assessment
Thursday, April 15th
Complete Koch Snowflake
Extension: create fractal of your choice
Wednesday, April 12th
check in homework
go over 8.6 HW
Q and A for Assessment Friday
Tuesday, April 13th
go over and check in homework
in class problems # 13 - 15 (see file attached)
HW: p421 #37-39, p 423 #15-16
Monday, April 12th
8.6 Proportions in Similar Triangles
p409 #1-26, 32 -35
Monday - Friday, April 5-9th NCEA: No school, teachers at convention center
Friday, April 2nd: No School, Good Friday
Thursday, April 1st
Exploring the Mobius Strip
Using an 8 1/2 sheet of paper find a way to "climb" through it
Wednesday, March 31st
Q and A on homework with special emphasis on #28 (pg 405)
page 421 # 31-36
Tuesday, March 30th
8.5 Proving that Triangles are Similar
pg 403 #3, 5-15, 18, 19, 22-29
Monday, March 29th
8.4 Similar Triangles
P397-9 #1-16, 20-23
Friday, March 26th
8.1 -8.3 assessment
Wednesday, March 24th
class scale project: students post their scaled pieces alongside their classmates
Q and A of sections 8.1 -8.3
Tuesday, March 23rd
class discussion: scale factor; examples of models scaled up and scaled down
class scale project
Monday, March 22
Midchapter self Test p393 #1-20
pg 384 #25-28
pg 391-2 #31-41
March 15th - 19th
Spring Break
Monday, March 8th - Friday, March 12th
Ch 7 presentations: Due Date Wed March 10th
8.1 pg 376 #1-42, 47, 48
8.2 pg 383 #1-22
8.3 pg 390 #1-20
Friday, March 5th
Construct Koch Snowflake
Thursday, March 4th
Telephone Pole Problem: given 2 house on the same side of road, find the best location of the telephone pole to service both houses and minimize telephone wire (note: the houses do not have to be equidistant from the road)
last questions regarding projects: due Wednesday, March 8th
Wednesday, March 3rd
Ch 7 questions
Sketch tour of fractals--notice transformations and "iterations"
Students will construct their own on Friday
Tuesday, March 2nd
finish up dynamic sketches and share findings with class
sketches due Friday, email to dfagan@totinograce.org
Monday, March 1st
Part II: Bookwork
Q and A and class input to help answer difficult questions from part II
Monday-Friday February 22-26
Work on Chapter 7 Project (parts I, II and III)
Friday, February 19th
Ch 7 intro and rubrics
Thursday, February 18th
finish partner proof sheets
intro to Ch 7
sign registration forms
Wednesday, February 17th: Late start
share dynamic sketches and answer questions
discuss registration for next year
Tuesday, February 16th
GSP sketches: creating dynamic parallelograms and trapezoids
Monday, February 15th: NO SCHOOL
Friday, February 12th
Special Parallelograms proof quiz
Thursday, February
Partner proof work: 3.5-3.6 worksheet
Wednesday, February 10th
Parallelogram and Trapezoid quiz
Friday, February 5th
check in trapezoid homework
GSP: continue to construct dynamic parallelograms
Thursday, February 4th
Intro to trapezoids
Wednesday, February 3rd
constructing parallelograms on GSP that pass the drag test! Can you do it?
Tuesday, February 2nd
taking a closer look at how we can use definitions and properties of special parallelograms to solve
correct Characteristics of parallelograms Chart
Does it pass the drag test?
Monday, February 1
Special Polygons: looking at a rectangle, rhombus and square
Characteristics chart
HW: p296-7 #1-27, 32-40
Friday, January 29th
6.1-6.4 quiz
Thursday, January 28th
Went over hw problems to review for quiz
stained glass window problems: p277 #31-32
Finding parallelogram angles: p284 #23-24
integrated review: p292 #39-42
Wednesday, January 27th Late Start Day
proving that quadrilaterals are parallelograms (handout)
Went over proofs p286 #19-20
Tuesday, January 26th
Polygon Chart quiz
Explore: Sum of exterion angles
Monday, January 25th
Ways to prove parallelograms (5 ways, used quadrant sheets)
reviewed polygon charts, QUIZ tomorrow
Homework: p290 #1-26
Friday, January 22nd
Finalize class definition of polygon and test it out!
Check in polygon charts and discuss patterns found vertically and horizontally
add to column titles formulas in terms of n
Q/A on homework for the week
Homework: page 286 #1-20
Thursday, January 21st
6.3 Properties of Parallelograms
Take notes p280-282
HW: page 283 #1-24
Wednesday, January 20th
Class: create polygon charts
Homework:
Take notes on 6.2 pages 273-275
Bookwork: page 276-7 #1-32
Tuesday, January 19th
Intro to Chapter 6: Polygons
Class:
1)students were given a figure and shared their descriptions of it with the class
2)students wrote a definition, description and/or drew a picture that reflected their understanding of a polygon (this was turned in)
3) students classified their figure by placing in the category on the board that they believed fit
Homework:
Research: Ticket into class tomorrow
1) find a definition of polygon
2) cite your source
3) determine whether it is a good definition or not (given reasons to support your ideas)
Take notes on 6.1 pages 267-269
Bookwork: p270 #1-42